American influencer doubles down on Brigitte Macron 'man' attack despite lawsuit

Controversial political influencer Candace Owens has doubled down on her bizarre claims, accusing Brigitte Macron of being born a man.

This is despite the face that French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife sued the right-wing commentator earlier this week.

Posting on X, Ms Owens said: "I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you have to file a lawsuit in a foreign country to prove to the world that you are a woman, it is because you most certainly are not one."

In their lawsuit, filed in Delaware, the US, on Wednesday, the Macrons say Ms Owens has defamed Brigitte to elevate her profile.

They add that they sought retractions from Ms Owens, but that she refused to correct the "demonstrably false" claims.

In their statement, the Macrons added: "These outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions included that Mrs Macron was born a man, stole another person's identity, and transitioned to become Brigitte; Mrs Macron and President Macron are blood relatives committing incest; President Macron was chosen to be the President of France as part of the CIA-operated MKUltra program or a similar mind-control program; and Mrs Macron and President Macron are committing forgery, fraud, and abuses of power to conceal these secrets.

"Because Ms Owens systematically reaffirmed these falsehoods in response to each of our attorneys' repeated requests for a retraction, we ultimately concluded that referring the matter to a court of law was the only remaining avenue.

"Ms Owens' campaign of defamation was plainly designed to harass and cause pain to us and our families and to garner attention and notoriety. We gave her every opportunity to back away from these claims, but she refused. It is our earnest hope that this lawsuit will set the record straight and end this campaign of defamation once and for all."

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